New York Rangers vs. Buffalo SabresMar 31, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | NYR | 2 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 33 | |
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | BUF | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 34 |
- NYR 62BUF 62
- NYR 3.17BUF 2.93
- PP goals
- NYR 0BUF 0
- Hits
- NYR 30BUF 14
- Blocks
- NYR 15BUF 12
- PIM
- NYR 4BUF 2
- NYR 51%BUF 49%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Buffalo Sabres edge New York Rangers 3–2 (OT)
Buffalo Sabres beat New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime at home. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for BUF: Olofsson–Greenway–Jost skated 9:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsCasey Mittelstadt had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:07.Mittelstadt
- New line
- UsageJacob Bryson (BUF) played 8:37, −6:04 down on his 14:41 season average over 58 games.Bryson
- UsagePatrick Kane (NYR) played 13:45, −5:38 down on his 19:23 season average over 72 games.Kane
- UsageChris Kreider (NYR) played 14:32, −3:56 down on his 18:28 season average over 78 games.Kreider
- UsageMika Zibanejad (NYR) played 16:33, −3:27 down on his 20:00 season average over 81 games.Zibanejad
- UsageVincent Trocheck (NYR) played 15:59, −3:22 down on his 19:21 season average over 81 games.Trocheck
Shot map
Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.
Shot map
Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.
Shot map, NYR at BUF: 124 attempts, 67 on goal, 5 goals, 6.10 expected goals; best chance JJ Peterka at 0.31 xG.
- BUF
- NYR
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 124 of 124 attempts · BUF 62 · NYR 62
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, NYR at BUF: expected goals 2.93 to 3.17 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 62, 5 goals.
- BUF
- NYR
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF pressure
- NYR pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYR 29% of the game, BUF 30%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, NYR at BUF: 38 players over 61:50; most ice Devon Levi (61:50) for BUF and Jaroslav Halak (61:50) for NYR, 5 goals.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Penalty
Sequence card
5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).
| Stat | NYR | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 68 | |
| 3.15 | 2.96 | |
| 2.93 | 2.81 | |
| 14 | 17 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | |
| +0.003 | −0.003 | |
| 29% | 30% |
Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.
Lines used
Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.
New York Rangers
- L1Chytil – Kakko – Lafrenière13:5671% CF
- 10:0565% CF
- 8:1933% CF
- 7:4338% CF
- 14:4035% CF
- 13:1148% CF
- 11:4250% CF
- 1:05100% CF
- PP2Tarasenko – Trocheck – Trouba – Chytil – Lafrenière0:47100% CF
- 1:38
- 0:56
- 2:00
- 1:24
Buffalo Sabres
- L1Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs10:3459% CF
- 10:3363% CF
- L3Skinner – Tuch – Mittelstadt10:2353% CF
- 9:0450% CF
- 18:5064% CF
- D2Samuelsson – Dahlin18:0850% CF
- D3Bryson – Lyubushkin8:2048% CF
- PP1Skinner – Tuch – Mittelstadt – Dahlin – Quinn1:5867% CF
- 1:39
- 1:00
- PK2FGirgensons – Cozens0:49
- PK1DJokiharju – Samuelsson1:15
- 0:42
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 11:20NYR 0 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 7:39NYR 0 – 2 BUF
- 12:17NYR: Harpur, Fox, Chytil, Kakko, LafrenièreBUF: Olofsson, Greenway, Jost, Samuelsson, DahlinNYR 1 – 2 BUF
3rd period
- 9:45NYR 2 – 2 BUF
OT period
- 1:50NYR 2 – 3 BUF
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
New York Rangers
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | — | — | 68 | 66 |
| Alexis Lafrenière L | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 | — | — | 69 | 62 |
| Kaapo Kakko R | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | — | — | 69 | 69 |
| Barclay Goodrow C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:01 | — | — | 64 | 87 |
| Jimmy Vesey L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | — | — | 61 | 82 |
| Tyler Motte C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | — | — | 66 | 87 |
| Artemi Panarin L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:22 | — | — | 38 | 31 |
| Vincent Trocheck C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:59 | — | — | 42 | 33 |
| Patrick Kane R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | — | — | 25 | 18 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:33 | — | — | 20 | 20 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16:28 | — | — | 36 | 31 |
| Chris Kreider L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
| K'Andre Miller D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23:10 | — | — | 39 | 30 |
| Jacob Trouba D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20:45 | — | — | 39 | 52 |
| Adam Fox D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23:20 | — | — | 61 | 61 |
| Niko Mikkola D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | — | — | 46 | 38 |
| Braden Schneider D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:00 | — | — | 54 | 67 |
| Ben Harpur D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16:43 | — | — | 51 | 57 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak(start) | O | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 2.93 | 61:50 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Krebs C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:45 | — | — | 56 | 45 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:38 | — | — | 52 | 32 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:33 | — | — | 56 | 32 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | — | — | 61 | 56 |
| Jack Quinn R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0.55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:43 | — | — | 61 | 57 |
| JJ Peterka R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | — | — | 51 | 49 |
| Alex Tuch R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | — | — | 52 | 66 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | — | — | 46 | 48 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:52 | — | — | 58 | 61 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 | — | — | 39 | 37 |
| Tyson Jost C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
| Jordan Greenway L | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:45 | — | — | 45 | 52 |
| Owen Power D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:04 | — | — | 64 | 63 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:58 | — | — | 57 | 60 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27:01 | — | — | 48 | 45 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.01 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22:13 | — | — | 45 | 46 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:28 | — | — | 37 | 26 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:37 | — | — | 48 | 29 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Levi(start) | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 3.17 | 61:50 |